{
  "id": "workflow-automation",
  "title": "AI workflow automation (no code)",
  "category": "automation",
  "job": "Automate a business process: triage email, enrich leads, post updates.",
  "difficulty": "Beginner",
  "tools": [
    {
      "id": "n8n",
      "name": "n8n",
      "url": "https://n8n.io",
      "kind": "automation",
      "summary": "Workflow automation with AI agent nodes. Cloud or self-hosted.",
      "open_source": false,
      "pricing": {
        "plans": [
          {
            "name": "Starter",
            "usd_month": null,
            "note": "€24/mo monthly (€20 yearly), 2,500 executions"
          },
          {
            "name": "Pro-1",
            "usd_month": null,
            "note": "€60/mo monthly (€50 yearly), 10,000 executions"
          }
        ],
        "source": "https://n8n.io/pricing/",
        "status": "verified",
        "notes": "Priced in EUR. Assistant credits revalued Oct 1, 2026."
      },
      "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
    }
  ],
  "model": "Any model via n8n's AI nodes (bring your own API key)",
  "mcp_servers": [],
  "config": {
    "filename": "workflow.md",
    "language": "markdown",
    "code": "Trigger: new form submission\nStep 1: AI agent classifies lead (hot/warm/cold) with a reason\nStep 2: enrich with company website summary\nStep 3: post to Slack and add to sheet"
  },
  "starter_prompt": "Build this n8n workflow: <workflow.md>. Use an AI Agent node with a short system prompt, return JSON, and add an error branch that notifies me.",
  "monthly_cost": {
    "min_usd": null,
    "max_usd": null,
    "note": "n8n Cloud Starter €24/month (€20 billed yearly), 2,500 executions. Self-hosting is also possible. Model API usage is extra."
  },
  "steps": [
    "Sketch the workflow in plain text.",
    "Build it in n8n (its Assistant can help).",
    "Run 10 test items before turning it on."
  ],
  "why_this_works": "Visual workflows are easy to audit and hand over.",
  "watch_out": "Assistant credits were revalued on Oct 1, 2026; plans now show fewer, higher-value credits.",
  "unverified": [],
  "tested": false,
  "last_checked": "2026-10-21"
}